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Expedited Fabric Structure Construction

Being the first to market is a good way to gain access in many industries today, especially in the fast-moving fracking business, however, being first isn’t enough. If you are first and unprepared, it’s easy for competitors to take your market share – the key is to be the first and the best prepared.

One important aspect of infrastructure is space. Specifically, it is important to have cost-effective storage space and a way to move products in and out. Many locations require silica to be contained. A flat storage building keeps sand under cover during storage, as well as loading and distribution, but traditional steel buildings can take months to build, eliminating the first-to-market advantage.

Fortunately, by eliminating or reducing common delays and using expedited construction, Legacy Building Solutions can design, manufacture and install a fabric structure for frac sand storage in just a few weeks.

Fabric structure design services

The Legacy team has in-house estimating, design and engineering departments. This means that, with client cooperation, building drawings and plans can be completed, approved and stamped in a week or two, along with an accurate budget and construction timeline.

Vertical integration of services also provides clear communication. From these beginning stages through to post-construction, customers will have one point of contact who will have knowledge on the building’s design, manufacturing and installation. Rather than making multiple phone calls, juggling multiple timelines, and dealing with multiple opinions, clients will receive accurate information with one call or email.

In-house manufacturing

After building plans are completed, component manufacturing begins. The fabric and steel members are fabricated in-house for tight quality control and timeliness. In-house manufacturing means there is no relying on a third party schedule to start and complete manufacturing. With on-hand inventory, the Legacy crews can start fabricating building components right away.

Fabric manufacturing is completed to ISO 9001 standards, while polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fabric are manufactured in a climate-controlled environment to levels that meet or exceed industry standards.

Steel members are welded in the onsite steel manufacturing shop. All welds are inspected to meet AWS and CWB compliance. Components are primed, painted or hot dip galvanized after manufacturing.

Expedited fabric structure construction

Fabric panels are installed in around one-third of steel sheeting time. This means crews arrive on site and complete construction faster than with traditional construction. Operation will spend less time accommodating construction workers on site, so that buildings will be ready to go within just a few weeks.

Expedited construction means lower costs and less time. Clients will save on hourly wages and living-out allowances for the crew, and the building will be accessible sooner for faster ROI.

In addition to the faster construction process, Legacy buildings are installed using highly trained in-house crews. Crews are on the road and ready to travel to any location for efficient, professional installation.

Full service with trusted partners

Legacy Building Solutions provides installation services for fabric structures. Depending on the project, the company can also carry out foundation engineering and supply ancillary systems such as doors. For services the team does not provide, the company partners with trusted entities who provide turnkey setups, allowing the customer to occupy a fully appointed building on a faster timeline.

Case study: Pontotoc Sands

Pontotoc Sands is a supplier of Tier 1 frac sands. Their El Reno, Oklahoma, operation needed an 8,000ft² storage building to allow them to supply sand to nearby fracking operations. By partnering with Legacy, Pontotoc Sands had a completed building up and running in less than two months.

The president of Pontotoc Sands contacted Legacy on 28 December. After determining the building specifications and providing a budgetary estimate, both parties signed the contract on 12 January. Final building drawings were approved six days later, on 18 January.

Component manufacturing started immediately, and components were trucked to the site from Legacy’s headquarters in Minnesota, US. Crews and supplies arrived onsite on 7 February. Construction was completed and crews left one week later on 14 February.

"From start of discussion until the building was loaded, was less than seven weeks," said Matt VanScoyoc, Legacy’s representative on the Pontotoc Sands building.

"It was a whirlwind, but that’s how things tend to work in the fracking industry."